January 18th
250 Notable deaths
Giovanni Capurro
Lyricist and poet from italy (1859-1920).
Born February 5th, 1859 in Naples.
Died January 18th, 1920 at 60 years old in Naples.
Yosl Bergner
Israeli/australian artist (1920-2017).
Born October 13th, 1920 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2017 at 96 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain
Spanish infanta (1833-1902).
Born June 5th, 1833 in Madrid.
Died January 18th, 1902 at 68 years old in Madrid.
Östen Warnerbring
Swedish schlager singer.
Born November 22nd, 1934 in Västra Skrävlinge församling.
Died January 18th, 2006 at 71 years old in San Bartolomé de Tirajana.
Shi Jiuyong
Chinese judge (1926–2022).
Born October 9th, 1926 in Zhejiang.
Died January 18th, 2022 at 95 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Cyril Mar Baselios
Archbishop (1935–2007).
Born August 16th, 1935 in Pandalam.
Died January 18th, 2007 at 71 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Etienne Vermeersch
Belgian debater, philosopher and skeptic (1934–2019).
Born May 2nd, 1934 in Sint-Michiels. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2019 at 84 years old in Ghent (euthanasia). [ref]
Israel Albert Horowitz
American chess player (1907–1973).
Born November 15th, 1907 in Brooklyn.
Died January 18th, 1973 at 65 years old in New York City.
Gladys Emerson
American historian, biochemist and nutritionist (1903–1984).
Born July 1st, 1903 in Caldwell.
Died January 18th, 1984 at 80 years old in Santa Monica.
Mordechai Bentov
Israeli politician (1900–1985).
Born March 28th, 1900 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1985 at 84 years old in Mishmar HaEmek.
Jean Mitry
French film theorist (1903–1988).
Born November 7th, 1907 in Soissons. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1988 at 80 years old in La Garenne-Colombes.
Brian Stowell
Manx writer.
Born September 6th, 1936 in Douglas.
Died January 18th, 2019 at 82 years old in Douglas.
Henri Blowitz
Czech publicist (1825–1903).
Born December 28th, 1825 in Blovice.
Died January 18th, 1903 at 77 years old in Paris.
Vladimir Varićak
Croatian mathematician (1865–1942).
Born March 1st, 1865 in Švica.
Died January 18th, 1942 at 76 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Juan Carlos Tabío
Cuban film director and screenwriter (1943-2021).
Born September 3rd, 1943 in Havana. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2021 at 77 years old in Havana. [ref]
James H. Brady
American politician (1862-1918).
Born June 12th, 1862 in Indiana County.
Died January 18th, 1918 at 55 years old in Washington, D.C..
Vladimir Shchuko
Russian architect (1878-1939).
Born July 17th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died January 18th, 1939 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Álvaro Gestido
Uruguayan footballer (1907-1957).
Born May 17th, 1907 in Montevideo.
Died January 18th, 1957 at 49 years old in Santa Clara de Olimar.
Mary Hawton
Australian tennis player (1924-1981).
Born September 4th, 1924 in Sydney.
Died January 18th, 1981 at 56 years old in Sydney.
Paavo Heininen
Finnish composer and pianist (1938–2022).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Helsinki, Järvenpää. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2022 at 84 years old in Järvenpää. [ref]
Lujza Blaha
Hungarian actress (1850–1926).
Born September 8th, 1850 in Rimavská Sobota.
Died January 18th, 1926 at 75 years old in Budapest (pneumonia).
Jan Zaanen
Dutch physicist (1957-2024).
Born April 17th, 1957 in Leiden.
Died January 18th, 2024 at 66 years old [ref]
André Sainte-Laguë
French mathematician (1882-1950).
Born April 20th, 1882 in Saint-Martin-Curton.
Died January 18th, 1950 at 67 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Ivan Babushkin
Russian revolutionary (1873-1906).
Born January 15th, 1873 in Ledengskoye.
Died January 18th, 1906 at 33 years old in Mysovsk (gunshot wound).
Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir
Punjabi poet and politician (1899-1976).
Born January 15th, 1899.
Died January 18th, 1976 at 77 years old in Delhi.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau